Arson and hoax calls increase - Cleveland Fire Brigade

ARSON and hoax calls have both increased in the past year, according to figures released by Cleveland Fire Brigade.

It comes as the service faces 25% cuts in its Government grant over the next four years - resulting in almost a £9m drop in its £34m budget.

Cleveland Fire Brigade released the data in its Service Plan Summary for 2012/13, which show that last year they received 4,231 calls, compared to 4,134 the year previously.

During this time there were six fatalities and 39 injuries compared to two fatalities and 31 injuries in 2010/11.

And the number of deliberate fires jumped by 19% during the same period - from 2,538 in 2011/12 to 3,029.

Figures show that both Middlesbrough and Redcar and Cleveland saw a 34% rise in the number of arson incidents, while Stockton saw a 3% and Hartlepool a 12% increase.

The figures come as the Cleveland Fire Brigade launched its Enough is Enough campaign, to stamp out arson, and revealed that the fire at a wood recycling plant at Port Clarence cost tax payers £741,492.90.

The service plan summary also showed that the number of hoax calls had leapt from 300 in 2011/12 to 388 - a 29% increase.

However, Cleveland Fire Brigade has managed to reduce the percentage of malicious calls it attends by 5% - the highest reduction nationally since 2001/02 to 2010/11.

Looking forward, Cleveland Fire Brigade plans to secure new contracts with companies for its Cleveland Fire Brigade Risk Management Services, to establish it as a financially viable CIC - community interest company.

And it is also plans to be the first fire and rescue service in the UK to turn itself into a social enterprise. It would be a standalone not-for-profit body, whose profits would be ploughed back into the organisation.

Ian Hayton, chief fire officer for Cleveland Fire Brigade, said: "This Brigade does not rest on its laurels; we are facing unprecedented times.

"By better understanding the communities diverse needs we will continue to respond with a wide range of excellent value for money community safety services."

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